Crash Course住院医师指南Crash Course: House Officer's Guide

分類: 图书,进口原版书,医学 Medicine ,
作者: Miles Witham 著
出 版 社: Oversea Publishing House
出版时间: 2004-4-1字数:版次: 1页数: 232印刷时间: 2004/04/01开本: 64开印次: 1纸张: 胶版纸I S B N : 9780723431978包装: 平装内容简介
Crash Course House Officer's Guide contains the practical information that house officers refer to on a daily basis. It's written from a first-hand perspective and contains what you really need to know during this time. It's short enough to be practical and really is light enough to be carried in a white coat pocket every day.
* An outline format helps readers find information quickly.
* Hints and Tips" boxes offer advice on how to remember key content.
* Features page tabs for quick navigation.
* A wealth of 2-color illustrations bring the material to life.
* Authored by house officers who have inside knowledge of exactly what information is needed on a day-to-day basis.
目录
Contents
Foreword vii
Preface viii
Acknowledgments ix
The basics
Your first day
What to write
What to say
Managing your work
Preparing patients for theatre
What to do when things go wrong
Asking for and getting help
Preparing a patient for a procedure
Practical procedures
Venepuncture
Cannulation
Arterial blood gas (ABG) measurement
Urinary catheterization - male
Urinary catheterization - female
SC and IM iniectioos
ECGs and cardiac monitors
Lumbar puncture
Nasogastric tubes
Pleural tap
Giving IV drugs and fluids
Ascitic tap and/or drainage(paracentesis)
Chest drain insertion
Chest drain removal
Central line placement
Drug issues
Pain control
Constipation
Nausea and vomiting
Anticoagulation
Steroids
Sedation
Blood and blood products
Medical emergencies
Cardiac arrest
Acute MI
Acute coronary syndromes
Acute left veotrJcular failure
Arrhythmias
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA/
HONK (hyperosmolar non-ketotic state)
Status epilepticus
Meningococcal sepsis/meningitis
Liver failure
Upper GI bleed
Acute renal failure
Acute asthma
Acute exacerbation of COPD
Pulmonary embolism
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Surgical emergencies
The acute abdomen
Acute appendicitis
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm(AAA)
Acute pancreatitis
Bowel obstruction
Diverticulitis
Perforation
Ischaemic gut
Lower GI bleed
Strangulated hernia
Biliary colic and cholecystitis
Acute limb ischaemia
Testicular torsion
Acute urinary retention
Renal colic
Medical Presentations
The sick patient
Chest pain
Acute breathlessness
Hypotension
Hypertension
Tachycardias
Bradycardias
Nausea and vomiting
Diarrhoea
The unconscious patient
'Off the legs'
The patient with a fever
Fits
Overdoses
The swollen leg
Confusion
Collapses and tails
Stroke
Headache
Surgical presentations
Trauma
Head injury
Claudication
Prostatism and chronic retention
Groin and scrotal lumps
Ulcers
Varicose veins
Interpreting blood results
Full blood count
Biochemistry
Common ECG abonormalities
Clinical examination
Cardiovascular examination
Respiratory examination
Abdominal examination
Neurological examination
Appendies
Prescribing hints
Glossary of abbreviations
Index